About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

Beautiful Prayer ~ A Life-Line

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: I say Yes to everything that happens to me today as an opportunity to give and receive love without reserve. I am thankful for the enduring capacity to love that has come to me from the Sacred Heart of the Read more [...]

On the Tide of God’s Mercy

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

I've been working on a chapter this week -- "Being the Beloved" -- which is based on a talk I've been giving for years. So I have been rereading favorite sections from my favorite book of Thomas Merton: New Seeds of Contemplation. The excerpt below Read more [...]

Two Poems by Amy Leach

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

When Trees Dream of Being Trees The tree decided to stop growing after it grew its thousandth leaf. "No more," it whispered, and started throwing flimsily attached twigs and old nests down, and shaking the birds out. "I am a terrible tree! A thousand Read more [...]

If We Really Saw War ~ A Life-Line

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: If we really saw war, what war does to young minds and bodies, it would be impossible to embrace the myth of war. If we had to stand over the mangled corpses of schoolchildren killed in Afghanistan and listen to the wails of their Read more [...]

For the Sake of Future Generations ~ A Life-Line

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is an excerpt from: ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS . . . ON THE THEME: ENERGY TRANSITION AND CARE OF OUR COMMON HOUSE Friday, June 14, 2019 In the face of a climatic emergency, we must take appropriate measures, in order Read more [...]

Hearing the Other into Speech ~ A Life-Line

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

This week I am giving three days of talks to spiritual directors-in-training. My topic is On Being Present. Among the various things I will talk about is Nelle Morton's powerful experience and idea of hearing the other into speech. And not just into Read more [...]

Ring the Bells for All of Us

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Imagine a river. Imagine one river with interlaced channels. Like a braided river whose source, flow, and destination is Divine Love, the sacred work of becoming human and holy involves four interwoven movements that make up, what I call, The Read more [...]

The Universe as Composed of Subjects to be Communed with, Not as Objects to be Exploited ~ Two Life-Lines

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line(s) are: Only when redemption in Christ is understood as historical, as an affirmation of God's original intention for creation, rather than a rejection of creation, will it become possible to see the New Testament theme of equality Read more [...]

The Looking that is Revelatory ~ A Life-Line

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

If someone looks long enough at almost anything, looks with absolute attention at a flower, a stone, the bark of a tree, grass, snow, a cloud, something like revelation takes place. ~ May Sarton Read more [...]

“You’re here! You’re Here!” ~ A Life-Line

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Recently, I just buried my mom and she was ninety-two years old. She was a sweetheart and never afraid of death. Once she said to me, "You know I've never done this before" like it was skydiving. You know, she was just kind of Read more [...]

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